diff --git a/update_viewings_csv.py b/update_viewings_csv.py
index 567dce2..7d6e3a4 100644
--- a/update_viewings_csv.py
+++ b/update_viewings_csv.py
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@ def update_viewings_csv_file_from_page(token_id, token_secret):
     html_page = Bookstack.get_page_html(VCinemaUtils.JACKNET_WIKI_URL, token_id, token_secret, page_id)
 
     soup = BeautifulSoup(html_page, 'html.parser')
-    csv_data = soup.find("code").text.strip()
+    csv_data = soup.find("code").text.strip().encode('utf-8')
 
     existing_attachment_id = VCinemaUtils.get_viewings_csv_attachment_id(token_id, token_secret)
 
-    attachment = Bookstack.get_attachment(VCinemaUtils.JACKNET_WIKI_URL, token_id, token_secret, existing_attachment_id).decode('utf-8')
+    attachment = Bookstack.get_attachment(VCinemaUtils.JACKNET_WIKI_URL, token_id, token_secret, existing_attachment_id)
 
-    existing_attachment_hash = hashlib.md5(attachment.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()
+    existing_attachment_hash = hashlib.md5(attachment).hexdigest()
 
-    page_hash = hashlib.md5(csv_data.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()
+    page_hash = hashlib.md5(csv_data).hexdigest()
 
     if page_hash != existing_attachment_hash:
         print("updating file")
         # bookstack update file via api doesn't work
-        Bookstack.post_attachment(VCinemaUtils.JACKNET_WIKI_URL, token_id, token_secret, "vcinema.csv", csv_data.encode("utf-8"), page_id)
+        Bookstack.post_attachment(VCinemaUtils.JACKNET_WIKI_URL, token_id, token_secret, "vcinema.csv", csv_data, page_id)
         Bookstack.delete_attachment(VCinemaUtils.JACKNET_WIKI_URL, token_id, token_secret, existing_attachment_id)
         print("done")
     else: